Document Outline

• Introduction
  • Congratulations
  • Safety and Environment Protection
    • Warning symbols in this guide
    • Warning symbols on your vehicle
    • Protecting the environment
  • Perchlorate material
  • Breaking-in your vehicle
  • Special Notices
    • New Vehicle Limited Warranty
    • Special instructions
    • Notice to owners of pickup trucks and utility type vehicles
    • Using your vehicle as an ambulance
    • Using your vehicle as a stationary power source (PTO)
  • Data Recording
    • Service Data Recording
    • Event Data Recording
    • Vehicle Modification Data Recording
  • Cell phone use
  • Export unique (Non–United States/Canada) vehicle specific information
• Instrument Cluster
  • Warning lights and chimes
  • Gauges
  • Message center (if equipped)
    • Selectable features (information menu)
      • Setup menu (vehicle customization and vehicle system check)
      • System warnings
• Entertainment Systems
  • Audio systems
    • AM/FM stereo system (if equipped)
    • AM/FM Single CD/MP3 satellite compatible sound system (if equipped)
    • Auxiliary input jack (if equipped)
    • USB port (if equipped)
  • General audio information
    • Satellite radio information (if equipped)
  • Navigation system (if equipped)
  • SYNC (if equipped)
• Climate Controls
  • Heater only system (if equipped)
    • Operating tips
  • Manual heating and air conditioning system (if equipped)
    • Operating tips
  • Rear fan speed adjustment (if equipped)
• Lights
  • Headlamp Control
    • High beams
    • Flash-to-pass
    • Daytime running lamps (DRL) (if equipped)
  • PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
  • Vertical and horizontal aim adjustment (sealed beam headlamps)
  • Vertical aim adjustment (aerodynamic headlamps)
  • TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
  • Interior Lamps
    • Dome lamps with rear headliner (if equipped)
      • Cargo lamps
    • Front and rear courtesy/reading lamps (if equipped)
  • Bulb Replacement
    • Lamp assembly condensation
    • Using the right bulbs
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
      • Replacing headlamp bulbs (aerodynamic)
      • Replacing headlamps (sealed beam)
      • Replacing front parking lamp/turn signal bulbs
      • Replacing side marker bulbs
      • Replacing high-mount brake lamp bulbs
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
      • Replacing stop/turn/tail/side marker/backup lamp bulbs
• Driver Controls
  • Multi-function lever
  • Tilt Steering Wheel
  • Illuminated visor mirror (if equipped)
  • Auxiliary power point (12V DC)
  • Power Windows (if equipped)
    • One-touch down
    • Accessory delay
  • Interior mirror
    • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror (if equipped)
  • Exterior Mirrors
    • Power side view mirrors (if equipped)
    • Spotter mirror (if equipped)
    • Fold-away mirrors
    • Blind spot mirrors (if equipped)
  • Speed control (if equipped)
    • Using speed control
      • Setting speed control
      • Disengaging speed control
      • Resuming a set speed
      • Increasing speed while using speed control
      • Reducing speed while using speed control
      • Turning off speed control
  • STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
  • Upfitter controls (if equipped)
  • Positive Retention Floor Mat (if equipped)
• Locks and Security
  • Keys
  • POWER DOOR LOCKS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Memory lock
    • Autolock feature
      • Deactivating/activating autolock feature
      • Power door lock switch autolock enable/disable procedure
    • Autounlock feature
      • Deactivating/activating autounlock feature
      • Power door lock switch autounlock enable/disable procedure
    • Back cargo door lock (if equipped)
    • E-Guard Cargo Protection System™ (if equipped)
      • E-Guard Cargo Protection System™ features
      • E-Guard Cargo Protection System™ procedure
      • Emergency lock release
  • Remote entry system (if equipped)
    • Two step door unlocking
      • One step door unlocking
      • Switching from two step to one step door unlocking
    • Locking the doors
    • Car finder
    • Sounding a panic alarm
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing lost remote entry transmitters
      • How to reprogram your remote entry transmitters
    • Illuminated entry
  • Securilock passive anti-theft system (if equipped)
    • Anti-theft indicator
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Replacement keys
    • Programming spare keys
• Seating and Safety Restraints
  • Front seats
    • Non-adjustable head restraints
    • Adjusting the front manual seat (if equipped)
    • Using the manual lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
  • Rear seats
    • Rear captains chair adjust — passenger side only
    • Quick-release captains chair (7 passenger configuration- second row only)
    • Rear bench seat
  • Safety restraints
    • Safety restraints precautions
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
      • Restraint of pregnant women
    • Safety belt locking modes
    • Safety belt pretensioner
    • Front safety belt height adjustment
    • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
    • Conditions of operation
    • Belt-Minder
      • One-time disable
      • Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature
    • Safety belt extension assembly
  • AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)
    • Important SRS precautions
    • Children and airbags
    • How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
    • Determining if the system is operational
    • SOS Post-Crash Alert System™
    • Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles (including pretensioners)
    • Passenger airbag ON/OFF switch (if equipped)
      • Turning the passenger airbag off
      • Turning the passenger airbag back on
      • NHTSA deactivation criteria (excluding Canada)
      • Transport Canada deactivation criteria (Canada Only)
  • Safety restraints for children
    • Important child restraint precautions
      • Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children
    • Transporting children
  • Safety seats for children
    • Infant and/or toddler seats
    • Installing child safety seats with combination lap and shoulder belts
    • Attaching child safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) attachments
      • Combining safety belt and LATCH lower anchors for attaching child safety seats
    • Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
      • Front passenger seating position
      • Second row bucket seats (Quads)
      • Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth row bench seats
    • Child booster seats
      • When children should use booster seats
      • Types of booster seats
      • The importance of shoulder belts
    • Child restraint and safety belt maintenance
• Tires, Wheels and Loading
  • Notice to utility vehicle and truck owners
  • Vehicle characteristics
    • How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
  • INFORMATION ABOUT UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING
    • Treadwear
    • Traction AA A B C
    • Temperature A B C
  • Tires
    • Glossary of tire terminology
  • Inflating your tires
    • Tire inflation information
  • Tire care
    • Inspecting your tires and wheel valve stems
    • Tire wear
    • Damage
    • U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN)
    • Tire replacement requirements
    • Safety practices
      • Highway hazards
    • Tire and wheel alignment
    • Tire rotation
  • Information contained on the tire sidewall
    • Information on “P” type tires
    • Additional information contained on the tire sidewall for “LT” type tires
    • Information on “T” type tires
    • Location of the tire label
  • Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) (if equipped)
    • Changing tires with a TPMS
    • Understanding your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
      • When your temporary spare tire is installed
      • When you believe your system is not operating properly
      • When inflating your tires
      • How temperature affects your tire pressure
    • TPMS reset procedure
      • Overview
      • Performing the TPMS reset procedure
  • Snow tires and chains
  • Vehicle loading – with and without a trailer
    • Special loading instructions for owners of pick-up trucks and utility-type vehicles
  • Trailer towing
    • Preparing to tow
    • Hitches
    • Using a step bumper (if equipped)
    • Safety chains
    • Trailer brakes
      • Integrated trailer brake controller (if equipped)
    • Trailer lamps
    • Driving while you tow
    • Trailer towing tips
    • Launching or retrieving a boat
  • Recreational towing
• Driving
  • Starting
    • Positions of the ignition
    • Preparing to start your vehicle
      • Important safety precautions
    • Starting the engine
      • Cold weather starting (flexible fuel vehicles only)
    • Guarding against exhaust fumes
    • Important ventilating information
  • Engine block heater (if equipped)
  • Brakes
    • Four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)
      • Using ABS
      • ABS warning lamp
    • Parking brake
  • Traction control (if equipped)
  • AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control™ (RSC) stability enhancement system (if equipped)
  • Steering
  • Traction-Lok axle (if equipped)
  • Preparing to drive
    • Vehicle stability and handling
      • Emergency maneuvers
  • Brake-shift interlock
  • Automatic transmission operation
    • Understanding the gearshift positions of the 4–speed automatic transmission
    • Understanding the shift positions of the 5–speed automatic transmission (if equipped - 5.4L and 6.8L gasoline engines only)
    • If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement
  • Reverse sensing system (if equipped)
  • Rearview camera system (if equipped)
  • Blind spot mirrors (if equipped)
  • Vehicle used as a stationary power source
  • Driving through water
• Roadside Emergencies
  • Roadside Assistance
    • Getting roadside assistance
    • Using roadside assistance
  • Hazard Flasher Control
  • Fuel pump shut-off (except stripped chassis)
  • Fuel pump shut-off switch (stripped chassis vehicles only)
  • Fuses and relays
    • Fuses
      • Standard fuse amperage rating and color
    • Passenger compartment fuse panel
    • Power distribution box
  • Changing the tires
    • Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
    • Full-size matching spare tire/wheel information
    • Stopping and securing your vehicle
      • Spare tire information
      • To remove the spare tire:
    • Tire change procedure
      • Replacing the tire
      • Stowing the flat/spare tire
  • Wheel lug nut torque specifications
  • Jump starting
    • Preparing your vehicle
    • Connecting the jumper cables
    • Jump starting
    • Removing the jumper cables
  • Wrecker towing
    • Emergency towing
• Customer Assistance
  • GETTING THE SERVICES YOU NEED
    • Away from home
      • Away from home–motorhome service
      • Additional Assistance
  • In California (U.S. only)
  • The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Auto Line Program (U.S. only)
  • Utilizing The Mediation/Arbitration Program (Canada only)
  • GETTING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA
  • ORDERING ADDITIONAL OWNER’S LITERATURE
    • Obtaining a French Owner’s Guide
  • Reporting safety defects (U.S. only)
  • Reporting safety defects (Canada only)
• Cleaning
  • Washing the exterior
  • Waxing
  • Paint chips
  • Aluminum wheels and wheel covers
  • Engine
  • Plastic (non-painted) exterior parts
  • Windows and wiper blades
  • Instrument panel/Interior trim and cluster lens
  • Interior
  • Leather seats (if equipped, except for the King Ranch edition)
  • Leather seats for the King Ranch edition only (if equipped)
  • Underbody
  • Ford and Lincoln car care products
• Maintenance and Specifications
  • Service recommendations
  • Precautions when servicing your vehicle
    • Working with the engine off
    • Working with the engine on
  • Opening the hood
  • Identifying components in the engine compartment
  • Windshield washer fluid
  • Changing the wiper blades
  • Engine oil
    • Checking the engine oil
    • Adding engine oil
    • Engine oil and filter recommendations
      • Use SAE 5W-20 engine oil
  • Battery
  • Engine coolant
    • Checking engine coolant
    • Adding engine coolant
    • Recycled engine coolant
    • Coolant refill capacity
    • Severe climates
    • What you should know about fail-safe cooling (if equipped)
      • How fail-safe cooling works
      • When fail-safe mode is activated
  • Fuel Filter
  • What you should know about automotive fuels
    • Important safety precautions
      • Refueling
    • Fuel filler cap
      • FFV (Flex Fuel Vehicle) fuel cap
    • Choosing the right fuel
    • Cleaner air
    • Octane recommendations
      • FFV engine (if equipped)
    • Fuel quality
    • Running out of fuel
  • Essentials of good fuel economy
    • Measuring techniques
    • Filling the tank
    • Calculating fuel economy
    • Driving style — good driving and fuel economy habits
      • Habits
      • Maintenance
      • Conditions
  • Emission control system
    • On-board diagnostics (OBD-II)
    • Readiness for Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) testing
  • Power steering fluid
  • Brake fluid
  • Driveline universal joint and slip yoke
  • Transmission fluid
    • Checking automatic transmission fluid (if equipped)
      • Low fluid level
      • Correct fluid level
      • High fluid level
      • Adjusting automatic transmission fluid levels
    • Automatic transmission fluid filter
  • Air filter
    • Changing the air filter element
  • Vehicle storage
  • Motorcraft part numbers
  • Maintenance product specifications and capacities
  • Engine data
    • Engine drivebelt routing
  • Identifying your vehicle
    • Safety Compliance Certification Label (complete Ford built vehicles)
      • Vehicle identification number (VIN)
    • Certification label for incomplete vehicles
  • Transmission code designations
• Accessories
  • Ford Custom Accessories for your vehicle
    • Exterior style
    • Interior style
    • Lifestyle
    • Peace of mind
• Ford Extended Service Plan
  • Ford ESP Extended Service Plans (U.S. Only)
  • Ford ESP Extended Service Plans (Canada Only)
• Scheduled Maintenance Guide
  • General maintenance information
    • Why maintain your vehicle?
    • Protecting your investment
      • Oils, fluids and flushing

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